Alternatively i considered to let the wire.
How trough wire to attic.
Go directly through outside.
Electrical wiring electrical question.
After finishing this back the wire to the attic and use the power drill to mount the camera to its base.
When you find the hole in the wall plate remove the wire then uncoil the end of an electrician s fish tape and insert it.
Once up there i noticed that all the electrical wires were all over the place.
Wire from the attic to the basement near the flue blue.
Wire from the attic to a second floor outlet purple.
Hi all i have to run some romex in my attic.
I just got back from my attic and realized i can t access the soffit from there.
I did a lot of reading about it but am confused about the best way to do it.
Enter the attic from a vent which is not far from the panel.
Thread the fish tape.
When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper backing of the attic insulation.
Is it standard for electrical wiring to be strung in a disorderly fashion in the attic.
My attic is non accessible so i know for a fact that i must protect the romex with guard strips or bore holes 1 25 from the face of the joists when running perpendicular to the joists and when i run parallel i must staple the romex to the face of the joists.
Enter the attic or crawlspace and look for the wire extending through the drilled hole.
For a first floor installation you will be drilling up through the floorboard and then sole plate.
How to fish wire through the attic this page explains the steps for fishing wires in a house with attic access which includes most homes having a pitched roof.
Start by inserting a long wire through the hole you just drilled a disassembled wire coat hanger works well.
It does have space to have another 8 3 wire so one option is to somehow break the conduit in the attic and separate the two lines with a junction box.
Wire from the attic to the basement using a second floor hvac return green.
The original plan was to run security camera wires up through soffit into attic down into basement but that no longer is an option.
Wire from the basement to a first floor outlet.
From down in the basement the bottom of the floorboards.
First connect the wires that came from the holes in the attic to the cameras and use electrical tape to secure it so that it doesn t get unplugged by accident.
Is this something safe.
Whether you re a professional alarm installer or a homeowner installing a diy security system you ll find some tips here that will make the job easier.